This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Indian Polity > Parties > System > Political Parties – Quiz 399 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Political Parties Quiz 399 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Ensure good performance of its candidates and helps them maintain good character in the public eye. A) Nominate candidates. B) Bonding agent. C) Watchdog. D) Inform & activate supporters. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bonding agent. 2. Which pair of ideologies best describes Canadian government practices throughout the 20th century? A) Socialism and fascism. B) Communism and socialism. C) Liberalism and communism. D) Liberalism and conservatism. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Liberalism and conservatism. 3. Which reason best explains why many Anti-Federalists finally agreed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution? A) Addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. B) Arguments by George Washington. C) A desire to create a better relationship with the Federalists. D) Fear that civil war would erupt if disputes were not settled. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Addition of the Bill of Rights to the Constitution. 4. James Madison described how a government could be designed to control the effects of ..... A) Aristocracies. B) Monarchies. C) Representative government. D) Factions. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Factions. 5. An election held prior to a general electionwhere is candidate is selected for a subsequent election A) Plebiscite election. B) Plurality election. C) Runoff election. D) Primary election. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Primary election. 6. A primary that is only open to members of the political party A) General Election. B) Closed Primary. C) Open Primary. D) Caucus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Closed Primary. 7. Recruit and nominate candidates A) Similarity of political parties. B) Function of political parties. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Function of political parties. 8. A party that is not supported by a lot of people. A) Minor party. B) Political party. C) Major party. D) Independents. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Minor party. 9. What do you call the card that is used for voting? A) A ballot. B) A ticket. C) A passport. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A ballot. 10. A political party that challenges the two major parties in the United States A) 2 party system. B) Third Party. C) Debate. D) Candidate. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Third Party. 11. What is the purpose of the National Conventions (Democrat and Republican)? A) Official election of presidential hopefuls. B) Official start of the campaign season. C) Official end of the campaign season. D) Official nomination of the presidential hopeful. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Official nomination of the presidential hopeful. 12. The General strike(Taxi Cab Union strike) was lead by? A) Lynden Pindling. B) Arthur Hanna. C) Clifford Darling. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Clifford Darling. 13. A PAC can best be described as a: A) Political Action Congress. B) Partisian Action Committee. C) Political Alibi Commission. D) Political Action Committee. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Political Action Committee. 14. The percentage of eligible voters who actually vote is known as A) A precinct. B) Voter turnout rate. C) Apathy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Voter turnout rate. 15. After the primaries and caucuses are held in states to vote for candidates to represent political parties-these are held to award the delegates and confirm that party's nomination for president. A) General Elections. B) National Conventions. C) Victory Speeches. D) Run-off elections. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) National Conventions. 16. What are the two main political parties in America? A) Democrats and Socialists. B) Republicans and Progressives. C) Democrats and Republicans. D) Federalists and Independents. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Democrats and Republicans. 17. What are stump speeches? A) Speeches given by candidates on stumps. B) Speeches given by candidates at organized events. C) Speeches given by candidates on TV. D) Speeches given by candidates at town meetings. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Speeches given by candidates at organized events. 18. In which election do voters choose between candidates in the same political party? A) Primary election. B) General election. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary election. 19. This function of a political party refers to making sure the opposing party is doing what they are supposed to do. A) Inform & activate supporters. B) Act as a bonding agent. C) Govern. D) Act as a watchdog. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Act as a watchdog. 20. When each party chooses a best person to run for political office, this is known as- A) Monitoring the opposing party. B) Nominating candidates. C) Educating voters on the issues. D) Passing laws for the country. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nominating candidates. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesParties QuizzesIndian Polity QuizzesPolitical Parties Quiz 1Political Parties Quiz 2Political Parties Quiz 3Political Parties Quiz 4Political Parties Quiz 5Political Parties Quiz 6Political Parties Quiz 7Political Parties Quiz 8 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books